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NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Reserve will keep interest rates where they are for just a bit longer. Policymakers still expect to raise the key short-term interest rate once this year, possibly in December. Their overall outlook after today's meeting is more cautious than the last time they issued interest-rate projections three months ago. They foresee just two rate hikes next year and two more the following year. The Fed expects economic growth to remain tepid for the next three years. It's the latest evidence that the central bank is pessimistic about the economy's potential to expand more quickly.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Court records indicate that the man who was shot to death by Charlotte, North Carolina, police had a criminal record including an assault conviction. But a woman who identified herself as an advocate for Keith Scott's family said at a news conference that he shouldn't be "re-victimized" because of things he did in the past. She told reporters: "What he was doing at the time of the shooting is what's relevant."
ELIZABETH, N.J. (AP) — A homeless man who found a backpack filled with bombs in New Jersey on Sunday night is being hailed as a hero. Authorities say Lee Parker and a friend contacted police after finding the bag near the Elizabeth train station. Federal investigators say the bag was left by New York-region bombing suspect Ahmad Khan Rahami. Parker says he realized something was wrong with the heavy backpack after seeing wires. An advocate for the homeless says she's glad Parker is being recognized. Her group is putting Parker up in a hotel, and an online fundraising campaign has raised thousands for him and a friend. Parker says all he wants is a good job.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Clinton's communications director says the candidate is preparing for the "different Trumps" that could show up at the first debate. Jennifer Palmieri tells reporters that Clinton believes Donald Trump "may be aggressive or he may lay back." Clinton and Trump meet at the first debate Monday night. Clinton is appearing in Florida today, but has no campaign events scheduled in the coming days as she prepares for the debate. Palmieri declined to say who is playing Trump in their practice sessions.
GENEVA (AP) — The United Nations says it will resume aid convoys within Syria after an attack on a convoy killed 20 people and prompted a temporary suspension. A spokesman for the U.N. humanitarian aid agency says Wednesday that "several" convoys are expected as early as tomorrow, but they won't go to Aleppo. An attack on Monday night in Aleppo province on a warehouse of the Red Crescent where U.N. aid was delivered that day killed 20 people and destroyed most of the delivery.
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